Mokine vs Spencers Brook
Mokine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 57 in Spencers Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spencers Brook, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Spencers Brook tends to suit people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Mokine
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 22%)
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Mokine leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
- Spencers Brook has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mokine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (86 km vs 95.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mokine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mokine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.9% vs -3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mokine and Spencers Brook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Mokine has more residents (216 vs 84); Mokine has higher household incomes ($63,648 vs $38,324).
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 216 +61% vs other | 84 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | -3.4% |
| Median age | 52 | 57 |
| Median household income | $63,648/yr +40% vs other | $38,324/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +11% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $752,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $70,000 |
Development activity
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 85 across Northam same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -68% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of WA | Higher than 3% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of WA | Higher than 27% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 30% of WA | Higher than 29% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of WA | Higher than 52% of WA |
Liveability
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Spencers Brook carries more flood risk (41 vs 0); Spencers Brook carries more crime risk (26 vs 14).
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 27/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
Spencers Brook sits further from the CBD (95.1 km vs 86 km).
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 86 km | 95.1 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 74 min | 78 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6401 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 6401 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.1%).
Setting
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 209 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 252 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 112 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 399 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,471/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northam same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bullwinkel same for both | |
| Member | Trish Cook same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mokine | Spencers Brook | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.